treacly

Etymology

treacle + -ly

adj

  1. (of a liquid) thick and sticky
  2. consisting of treacle, or cloying sentimental speech
    Some call the subgenre “alternative Christmas,” as it’s a subgenre of Christmas movies that tend to eschew the saccharine good times most frequently promised by treacly holiday fare in favor of violent action, horror or gore. 2016, Witney Seibold, The Sublime Satire of Gremlins 2: The New Batch, in: the New Beverly Cinema Blog, December 22, 2016

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